NumPy: Move axes of an array to new positions

NumPy: Array Object Exercise-52 with Solution

Write a NumPy program to move array axes to alternate positions. Other axes remain in their original order.

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Sample Solution :

Python Code :

# Importing the NumPy library with an alias 'np'
import numpy as np

# Creating a NumPy array filled with zeros of shape (2, 3, 4)
x = np.zeros((2, 3, 4))

# Moving the axis at index 0 to the last position (-1)
# The shape of the array after moving the axis from index 0 to index -1
print(np.moveaxis(x, 0, -1).shape)

# Moving the axis at the last position (-1) to index 0
# The shape of the array after moving the axis from index -1 to index 0
print(np.moveaxis(x, -1, 0).shape) 

Sample Output:

(3, 4, 2)                                                              
(4, 2, 3)

Explanation:

x = np.zeros((2, 3, 4)): This line creates a 3D array x with the given shape (2, 3, 4), filled with zeros.

print(np.moveaxis(x, 0, -1).shape): The np.moveaxis() function takes three arguments: the input array, the source axis, and the destination axis. In this case, it moves axis 0 (the first axis) to the last position (-1). As a result, the shape of the new array is (3, 4, 2).

print(np.moveaxis(x, -1, 0).shape): This line moves the last axis (-1) to the first position (0). As a result, the shape of the new array is (4, 2, 3).

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